Journey to the West Eighty-one Cases: the Mud Plow Prison of the Tang Dynasty
by Chen Jian
About This Novel
The ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties that Tang Monk and his disciples experienced in "Journey to the West" are actually eighty-one cases. These cases are interlocking and continuous, exhausting the types of crimes in the world. The cases point directly to the greed, selfishness, and evil deep in human nature. In the third year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty (AD 629), in the spring of March, a monk came from a distance to the county government in Huoyi (now Huoxian County, Shanxi Province). The monk was thirty years old, with kind eyes, as if everything in his eyes filled him with joy. His name is Xuanzang. Behind him, followed a bearded man from the Western Regions, with a high nose and deep eyes, dark complexion, and a white turban. This Hu man was tall and carrying a big baggage. He looked around and looked lively and interesting along the way. He is Bo Luoye, a native of Tianzhu, Xuanzang's eldest disciple. ... The two people walking one behind the other are the real prototypes of Tang Monk and Sun Wukong in the famous book "Journey to the West". From the first step into Huoyi, they are destined to be involved in the core of the entire Journey to the West conspiracy and mystery - the eighteen-level mud plow hell. This hell is both a trap and a bait, all the evil in the world, the starting point of the Nine-Nine Eighty-One Case, and the top secret of the Tang Dynasty's 289-year history. The gate to this hell has long been opened, and it's just waiting for Master Xuanzang and his disciples to come in and witness...
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Official(6)Scraped 5d ago
Great book, why doesn't anyone comment?
It's quite good-looking. It's wonderful when combined with historical facts. It's worth watching.
When viewed as a historical fictional novel, it feels a bit like it is based on historical facts, but the key background and settings that advance the suspense are a bit like Yan Shuangying. It makes you feel good as long as you want, and it just keeps coming.
Good guy, this monk is so awesome. He actually told all of Cui Jue's experiences. It's really scary. It's like he can see through Cui Jue's life.
It was really difficult for Xuanzang. The place where he lived was gone. After all, he was involved in a murder case, so he always had to avoid suspicion. Now that it was better, he could only go to Xingtang Temple to register. It was really an unreasonable disaster.
The Tang Dynasty was relatively open, and women's status was relatively high. Her husband thought there was something wrong with the marks on Mrs. Li's body, but Xuanzang was in a terrible situation, and it was not him.
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Community(0)
Official(6)Scraped 5d ago
Great book, why doesn't anyone comment?
It's quite good-looking. It's wonderful when combined with historical facts. It's worth watching.
When viewed as a historical fictional novel, it feels a bit like it is based on historical facts, but the key background and settings that advance the suspense are a bit like Yan Shuangying. It makes you feel good as long as you want, and it just keeps coming.
Good guy, this monk is so awesome. He actually told all of Cui Jue's experiences. It's really scary. It's like he can see through Cui Jue's life.
It was really difficult for Xuanzang. The place where he lived was gone. After all, he was involved in a murder case, so he always had to avoid suspicion. Now that it was better, he could only go to Xingtang Temple to register. It was really an unreasonable disaster.
The Tang Dynasty was relatively open, and women's status was relatively high. Her husband thought there was something wrong with the marks on Mrs. Li's body, but Xuanzang was in a terrible situation, and it was not him.
